Mr. Duncan of
Tennessee (for himself, Mr. Burton of
Indiana, and Mr. Jones)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform

A BILL

To amend title 44, United States Code, to require any
organization that is established for the purpose of raising funds for creating,
maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival
depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository to
disclose the sources and amounts of any funds raised, and for other
purposes.

1.

Requirement to disclose
sources and amounts of funds raised for Presidential archival
depository

(a)

In
General

Section 2112 of title 44, United States Code, is amended
by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(h)(1)

Any organization that is
established for the purpose of raising funds for creating, maintaining,
expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival depository or
any facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository shall submit to
the Administration, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on an annual basis, by not later than the
applicable date specified in paragraph (2), information with respect to every
contributor who, during the year covered by the submission, with respect to a
Presidential archival depository of a President who currently holds the Office
of President or for which the Archivist has not accepted, taken title to, or
entered into an agreement to use any land or facility, gave the organization a
contribution or contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) totaling $200 or
more for the year.

(2)

For purposes of paragraph (1), the
applicable date for a submission of information under that paragraph is January
31 of the year following the year covered by the submission.

(3)

As used in this subsection, the term
information means the following:

(A)

The amount or value of each
contribution made by a contributor referred to in paragraph (1) in the year
covered by the submission.

(B)

The source of each such contribution,
and the address of the entity or individual that is the source of the
contribution.

(C)

If the source of such a contribution
is an individual, the occupation of the individual.

(D)

The date of each such
contribution.

(4)

The Archivist shall make available to
the public through the Internet (or a successor technology readily available to
the public) any information that is submitted in accordance with paragraph
(1).

(5)(A)

It shall be unlawful for
any person who makes a contribution described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and
willfully submit false material information or omit material information with
respect to the contribution to an organization described in such
paragraph.

(B)

The penalties described in section
1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation
of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a violation described in such
section.

(6)(A)

It shall be unlawful for
any organization described in paragraph (1) to knowingly and willfully submit
false material information or omit material information under such
paragraph.

(B)

The penalties described in section
1001 of title 18, United States Code, shall apply with respect to a violation
of subparagraph (A) in the same manner as a violation described in such
section.

(7)(A)

It shall be unlawful for
a person to knowingly and willfully—

(i)

make a contribution described in
paragraph (1) in the name of another person;

(ii)

permit his or her name to be used to
effect a contribution described in paragraph (1); or

(iii)

accept a contribution described in
paragraph (1) that is made by one person in the name of another person.

(B)

The penalties set forth in section
309(d) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 (2 U.S.C. 437g(d)) shall apply to a violation of subparagraph
(A) in the same manner as if such violation were a violation of section
316(b)(3) of such Act.

(8)

The Archivist shall promulgate
regulations for the purpose of carrying out this
subsection.

.

(b)

Applicability

Section
2112(h) of title 44, United States Code (as added by subsection (a))—

(1)

shall apply to an
organization established for the purpose of raising funds for creating,
maintaining, expanding, or conducting activities at a Presidential archival
depository or any facilities relating to a Presidential archival depository
before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(2)

shall only apply
with respect to contributions (whether monetary or in-kind) made after the date
of the enactment of this Act.